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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINALAPPEAL (SJ) No.3288 of 2022
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-92 Year-2021 Thana- KOTWA District- East Champaran
SONU KUMAR @ MANORANJAN @ MANORANJAN KUMAR S/o Rameshwar Sah R/o village- Talwa Pokhar, P.S.- Kotwa, District- East Champaran, through his Brother/Guardian Munna Kumar about 26 years, S/o Rameshwar Sah, R/o village- Talwa Pokhar, P.S.- Kotwa, District- East Champaran
... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma, Sr. Advocate Mr. Abhishek Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mr. Abhay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER
Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State.
The appellant has earlier preferred the Cr. Appeal for setting aside the order dated 01.11.2021 passed by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge, SC/ST, Champaran at Motihari in Children Trial No. 14 of 2021 arising out of Kotwa P.S. Case No. 92 of 2021, which was dismissed by this Court vide order dated 21.07.2022 passed in Cr. Appeal (SJ) No. 4859 of 2021.
Learned counsel appearing for the appellant submits that the fresh ground on which the appellant has renewed his prayer for bail is that in the instant case, the charge has been
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framed on 05.08.2022, as contained in Annexure-4 to the memo of appeal. He further submits that the appellant is in custody since 28.04.2021.
Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State opposed the submissions of the learned counsel for the appellant by contending that there is no fresh ground in the present case to enlarge the appellant on bail. Further he contended that earlier no liberty was given to the appellant to renew his prayer for bail on framing of charge.
Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions advanced on behalf of the State, this Court does not find any fresh ground for reconsideration of the prayer for bail of the appellant. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the appellant is rejected.
(Arvind Srivastava, J)
shailendra/-
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the fresh grounds of bail submitted by the appellant constitute sufficient cause for reconsideration of the bail prayer.
Whether the prayer for bail of the appellant, who is in custody since April 2021, can be enlarged in the present criminal appeal.
Sonu Kumar @ Manorajan
The State of Bihar
Arvind Srivastava
As recorded by the court registry
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